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CROWN POINT | May garden tips from Wayne Gruber owner of Gardens on the Prairie in Lowell

Military families invited to gardening workshop

LOWELL | Military personnel currently serving in any branch and component, as well as families of wounded or fallen service members, are invited to participate in a Military Family Gardening Workshop at 2 p.m. Saturday at Gardens on the Prairie, 3242 W. 169th Ave.

March garden tips from Wayne Gruber and Sharon Fister of Gardens on the Prairie

CROWN POINT | March can be a bit cold and wet for major work, but here are a few things you can do in those areas that are dry enough.

Coffe Cup Elephant Ear Tropical Plant

A Coffee Cup Elephant Ear, named because rainwater collects in the deep leaves, grows in one of the gardens at Gardens on the Prairie in Lowell, Ind., The nursery and greenhouses offer exotic and tropical plants, which include palms and ferns along with ideas on how to landscape backyards.

False Agave Incorporated into Metal Garden Modern Sculpture

A False Agave stands just inside a metal garden modern art sculpture near the Ruins Garden at Gardens on the Prairie in Lowell, Ind. Gardens on the Prairie is a nursery and greenhouse that offer exotic and tropical plants, which include palms and ferns along with ideas on how to landscape ba…

Palm and Banana Tree at Gardens on the Prairie

A Queen Palm (left) and a Red Banana (right) grow just outside the display area that is open to the weather at the Gardens on the Prairie in Lowell, Ind. The nursery and greenhouses offer exotic and tropical plants, which include palms and ferns along with ideas on how to landscape backyards.

Gardens on the Prairie Owner Wayne Gruber with Exotic Plants

Wayne Gruber, owner of Gardens on the Prairie in Lowell, In., shows off a Black Diamond Elephant Ear. His nursery and greenhouses offer exotic and tropical plants, which include palms and ferns along with ideas on how to landscape backyards.

Tropical trends for backyard beauty

It's not a scene from "South Pacific," it's South Lake County.

Celebrating women and philanthropy

LOWELL | Each year the Crown Point Community Foundation gathers to celebrate women and philanthropy. This year the event was held at Gardens on the Prairie, where owner Wayne Gruber welcomed the ladies to his nursery and gardens.

"Spirit"-ed garden party

Gardens on the Praire English Garden

A traditional English garden landscape at Gardens on the Prairie in Lowell.

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Gardens on the Prairie to host 10th Annual Garden Party Sept. 10

LOWELL | Gardens on the Prairie present its 10th Anniversary Garden Party beginning Saturday, September 10 for a day filled with plant specials, cake, door prizes, & fun. It's a day to celebrate life & support the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Garden Guru Gruber to post weekly garden tips

CROWN POINT | Gardening guru Wayne Gruber, owner of Gardens on the Prairie in Lowell will be posting weekly planting and gardening tips for NWI Times community website readers.